Sack-holder.



J. W. ORSBUEN.

SACK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 2120.13, 1913.

Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

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JOHN W. ORSBURN, 0F SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

SACK-HOLDER.

Lil33395.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. so, rare.

Application filed December 13, 1913. Serial No. 806,461.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN W. ORSBURN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Vashington,have invented new and useful Improvements in Sack-HOlders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a gravity acting bag holderand releaser, whereby a stack of bags may be held in convenientaccessibility for use and readily withdrawn, one by one, from the stackwhile pressure is exerted upon the latter to hold the remaining bags.

A special object of the invention is to employ an open framework,whereby the margins of the bags disposed in stack form may be readilyaccessible at any elevation of the stack for withdrawal of single bags.

A further object is to provide a bag holder in the construction of whichsprings and all resilient parts may be entirely omitted and wherein thedevice is arranged and designed to function wholly by gravity.

Further objects and features of the invention will be more fullydescribed in connection with the accompanying drawing, and will be moreparticularly pointed out in and by the appended claims:

In the drawing :-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a combinedharvester, illustrating the application thereto of one form of thedevice of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device of myinvention detached from the harvester. Fig. 3 is an end view thereof.

Like characters of reference designate similar parts throughout thedifferent figures of the drawing.

It is well known that when empty bags are stacked on a harvester, thebags are frequently blown in the throat of the machine, the result beingthat the machine is not only clogged but the cylinder is often broken.One of the special utilities of my invention is its use in connectionwith machines of this character, so that a stack of empty bags can besecurely held in an accessible position for adjustment about thedischarge end of a loading stack, although it will be understood that myinvention has a wide range of use apart from the particular utilityillustrated.

As shown, 1 designates a combination having a loading stack 2 fordischarging the grain adjacent to a platform or operators stand 3.

The device of my invention, as shown, embraces an open framework, whichmay comprise a plurality, usually two, U-shaped bars which perform thedual function of frame and guiding bars. The bases 4-, of said bars areusually horizontally disposed, and the upright ends 5 thereof serve asside and guiding members of the frame, the horizontal portions 4:serving to support the stack. In the present form, the supporting andguiding portions of the frame are united by frame connecting portions 6,which are adapted to be anchored to a flooring by screws or like devicesfor which holes 7 are provided. I desirably flatten the base orsupporting members 4, as indicated at 8, so that the frame members canbe connected by means such as rivets 9, in cases where the frame members4: are not directly anchored.

A stack of bags may be disposed upon the base members 4 and between theuprights 5, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and I will now describe the novelmeans provided for holding the bags in stacked relation.

Gravity slidable members 10, preferably in the form of rods, are eyed attheir ends, as indicated at 11, for slidable engagement with the uprightframe members 5. Rollers, which may be in the form of lengths of pipe12, are rotatably mounted on said rods 10 for direct engagement with theuppermost bag of the stack. The rollers 12 principally function asweights to normally carry the rods 10 downwardly as the stacks decreasein height when bags are successively withdrawn therefrom. The rollersalso facilitate withdrawal of the bags by reason of the fact that theywill revolve upon the non-rotatable and slidable bars 10 when the bagsare withdrawn.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the device of my invention isentirely open throughout one area or side portion of the bag stack 13,so that bags can be wlthdrawn therefrom, and readily grasped atdifferent elevations of the stack, in other words, there is a free spacefor engagementof the uppermost bag by the hand of the operator, and asthe stack decreases 1n height, this free space will always be afiordeddown to the lowermost bag of the stack.

T have herein shown a form of the device of my invention, which isespecially adapted for use in connection with stacks of grain holdingbags where any plurality of gravity devices each comprising anon-rotatable and a rotatable member is provided, but I do not wish tobe limited to this precise construction, and I further do not wish to belimitedin any respects except for such limitations as the claims mayimport.

I claim 1. A releasable sack 01' bag holder comprising in combination, asupporting frame including upright rods engaging the sides of the stackof bags, a rod having eyes freely slidable onto and off from the ends ofsaid rods and downwardly thereon, and a roller weight rotatably mountedon said eyed rod for engagement with the uppermost bag of the stack,substantially as described.

2. A bag or sack holder comprising in copies of this patentmay beobtained for five cents each, by addressin combination, a plurality ofU-shaped bars adapted to extend beneath the bottom and upwardly alongthe sides of a stack of sacks or bags, a plurality of base barsconnected with said U-shaped bars to form a rigid structure, rods havingeye terminals freely slidable onto and off from the ends of said U-shaped bars and downwardly thereon, and weight rollers rotatablymounted on said eyed rods for engagement with the top of the stack,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I hereby alfix mysignature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN W. ORSBURN.

Witnesses HAROLD SCANTLEBURY, EDNA BROYLES.

g the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

